Churchill tanks of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade

Churchill tanks of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade supported by infantry of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders (seen in windows of the large ruin) drive along a badly damaged street in Kleve, Germany. 12th of February 1945.Kleve (Cleves) is a German town near the Dutch border. During WWII it was heavily bombed by the Allies.Montgomery’s 21st Army Group after Operation Market-Garden advanced towards the Rhine.By mid-January 1945 it had reached the Rur. In February the Canadian First Army launched Operation Veritable.Elements of the British XXX Corps entered Kleve on February 11.